Cleaning your case warning!

[HaKKa_Few]

just to remind you guys,
with so many people using canned air these days and even some using the exhaust from a vac you can generate enough current from a fan to damage your motherboard.
I did a test with a case fan and got 10 to 14 volts from it by blowing though it and letting it spin up as fast as It would go.

Now this is stuff you learn in grade school but sometimes you forget about it and then wonder why that "MOTHER of a BOARD" stopped working after you cleaned it.

So make sure you hold that fan still while you blow it out! ;D

[lilguy]

but it makes a cool noise when it peaks

[KAZ_Few]

Hada says I should always pet my cat and shuffle my woolen clad feet on the carpet right before touching my motherboard. Do I need to pet the cat and shuffle my woolen clad feet on the carpet before holding the fan ??

[toolong]

I didn't know that, but I always like spinning it fast and nothings happen so far.... Maybe I'll stop.

[Synthetic]

i need a new mobo....

[HuheyGroove_Few]

This sort of happened after I cleaned my original P4 rig. Powersupply blew up the whole damn thing when I powered it back on. Fire, Smoke....lost HDDs, Board, and Keyboard. Sucked ass.....

I find though that if you have decent hardware, this is not a problem.